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cortot20

Wife opened the trader joes petit reserve Viognier by Castoro cellars, it's one of her current favorites and at $7 a bottle it's one of my favorites as well. I opened the 08' Jason Stephens estate zin with grilled rib eyes, baked potato with all the fixings.

losthighwayz

rjquillin wrote:If you are drinking the OC at 'normal white' cellar temperature, let it warm up. Totally different creature.

Thanks I did with the remaining "drops" from last night and I wish I had known this earlier. Definitely a more complex and enjoyable wine at close to room temperature. Looking forward to the remaining three bottles!

losthighwayz

cortot20 wrote:Wife opened the trader joes petit reserve Viognier by Castoro cellars, it's one of her current favorites and at $7 a bottle it's one of my favorites as well. I opened the 08' Jason Stephens estate zin with grilled rib eyes, baked potato with all the fixings.

klezman

Last night was the 2009 Braganini Chancellor before heading out to La Descarga.

Tonight was the remnants of the Braganini, followed by Summerland 2007 Sta Rita Pinot. Then we had St Bartholomey Pinot Noir Port with dessert and then went through half a bottle of Kent's 2008 Esoterica PS for good measure.

neilfindswine

redwinefan wrote:Did you find anything off in any of your bottles Neil? That wine really hit me the wrong way, but I don't know if I just had an off bottle.

For me, there's a slight funk on the nose, and a trace of it on the palate, but the sweet, rich fruit overpowers all for me. This is my 2nd (or 3rd?) bottle, and a friend of mine (who's hyper-sensitive to funk- I swear if I hear him tell me "this wine is a little brett-y" one more time) had a glass and dug it as well. Might have been a bad bottle...

EDIT: After reading your CT review, I'll call the soapiness my funk but it's subtle, and again, overpowered, for me, by the sweet fruit. Admittedly, I had my mouth washed out with soap quite a bit in my youth, so maybe I'm conditioned...

redwinefan

neilfindswine wrote:EDIT: After reading your CT review, I'll call the soapiness my funk but it's subtle, and again, overpowered, for me, by the sweet fruit. Admittedly, I had my mouth washed out with soap quite a bit in my youth, so maybe I'm conditioned...

Now I remember I ended up dumping a bottle of this wine since it left me with such a negative reaction. Maybe I should've given it another shot since L'adventure puts out great stuff, but I guess my mom never washed my mouth out with soap, so I wasn't conditioned for it.

Neil, you should see if you can get the Campesino Syrah up on WW. They've been on a deal site, Lot something or another , previously, so maybe they'd do a black tie buy here. Very good stuff.

"You need to invest in a corkscrew. Wine is for drinking." -- Peter Wellington

cmaldoon

In celebration of SWMBO getting a job offer today, we opened a half bottle of:

Beringer 2001 cab sauv

She made better notes so ill put hers first.

Her notes:
Smells/Tastes like wild California in a glass:
Sea air & a bit seaweed (like the ocean, but without the salt component); mushroom and fresh air/fog (not earthy forest floor) like a redwood forest; a bit of high-sierras fresh snow feel; high desert in winter dryness in the tannins. A fun tour!
Undercurrent of cherry, blackberry, maybe a hint of fig. Rich and full flavors from the start, with intriguing potential for development with air. Caramel popcorn on the nose tops off the dark and rich fruit flavors. An interesting and concentrated wine that keeps you coming back for the next chapter of the story. Almost Anything you could ever want in a wine shows up in this subtly layered palate...the question is finding it/being able to pick out the flavor you like best.

His notes.
The nose is driven from the bottom up with buttery caramel drizzled over cherry compote spiced with hints of nutmeg and cinnamon and topped with a bay leaf.

The palate .... Wow. Where to begin? Medium acidity blackberries on the entrance. Herbs ( bay, sage, and perhaps a hint of lavender) and crushed stone (both flavor and feel) follow and then it progresses onto a juicy cherry-watermelon feel. The finish has a touch of vanilla, a hint of olive and some light caramel. The finish is long but not forever.

trifecta

klezman wrote:Excellent. Bright fruit, a bit of earth, and the acid has calmed down a bit from the bottle I had a year ago. It's right in my wheelhouse as much as this wine will get without a lot of age.

That is good to hear. I didn't love my first bottle I had in Oct of 2011. Been letting the other two sit for a while. I have added it to my list to try again. Thanks!

BTW... did you want me to pass off the Hawley Merlot to Sparky at DnD?

The wife and I decided to celebrate on Saturday the 16th instead of tonight - her suggestion. She wants to cook dinner, which I am loving because normally, I am the one in the kitchen I guess I'll lend a helping hand (see having a glass of Pink Zep...).

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